Mandala is the sanskrit for circle and can be interpreted as a representation of the universe. This week in my children and teen yoga classes I linked the word mandala to our creativity, connectedness, wholeness, complete breath and being together practicing yoga. I often included an activity whether it is a […]
1. National Museum of Scotland: October half term event The NMS October half term programme is themed around animals, gods, myths and legends this year with daily storytelling activities for all ages. There’ll be Scottish monsters and magical myths, ancient Egyptian animal gods, Nordic adventures, and indigenous legends from the […]
With the October break in Edinburgh approaching rapidly I’ve been looking at all the Holiday Activities available. I’m a little jealous of how much there is on for the kids, but equally looking forward to an action packed half term. Animal Antics – 15 October Hosted by With Animals in […]
Do you ever get the feeling that people have been keeping secrets? I feel like I have been massively missing out by not finding out about Foxlake Adventures before now, and whilst I’m wanting to ensure you’re not missing out either, I am rather aggrieved at not discovering it sooner! […]
Keen to get our Summer Holidays in Edinburgh off to good start,we thought we’d head out to explore everything the city has to offer with Bright Bus Tours. Caroline and I really have our hands full – with six kids between us and a summer to fill – so we were delighted […]
Are you on your Easter Holidays yet? The Edinburgh School Holidays all seem to be at different points in 2019. I know there’s a lot of Independent Schools that like to do their own thing but it seems like everywhere is doing something different this year. Edinburgh is a really […]
Last weekend, the kids and I were invited to review Paradise Island Adventure Golf, Livingston. They have recently launched an app to give players a whole new dimension to their game – so with a tech-mad teen and a competitive six year-old to entertain – we were keen to try […]
Throughout the year as you know, we’ve headed over to The Centre Livingston for various family days out – so recently we returned for a spot of Christmas shopping but also to drop in to see Santa. As we walked through The Centre, the kids saw the big Christmas tree […]
Christmas came early for the Edinburgh Life with Kids team this year as we were kindly gifted an opportunity to explore Edinburgh’s Christmas in its opening week. Edinburgh always has some top days out with kids but it really is magical at this time of year. Rain was falling, all […]
Always looking for an opportunity to try something new, over the October break I took the kids to a cupcake decorating class run by the fabulous Jennifer – of Stella Pumpkin. This particular class was held at The Wishing Tree Play Café, and was aimed at 3+ so perfect for […]
